Special Marine Warning

SMWMOB

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM... Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay... Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound... Western Choctawhatchee Bay...

* Until 1045 AM CDT.

* At 910 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Fort Pickens to 6 nm west of Fort Walton Liberty Ship Reef to 10 nm south of East Pass At Destin, moving northeast at 10 knots.

HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

* Locations impacted include... Fort Walton Beach, Pensacola Beach, Shalimar, Fort Pickens, Okaloosa Pier, Pensacola Bay, West Choctawhatchee Bay, East Santa Rosa Sound, West Santa Rosa Sound, and Mid Bay Bridge.